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Author Van Itallie, Jean Claude, 1936-

Title The playwright's workbook / Jean-Claude van Itallie
Published New York : Applause, 1997

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Description 142 pages ; 23 cm
Contents Workshop 1. Dialogue and the Spoken Word -- Workshop 2. Building Blocks: Who, Where, and What -- Workshop 3. Plot: Playwright as Guide on the Journey -- Workshop 4. Story -- Workshop 5. The World of Samuel Beckett -- Workshop 6. Dialogue and Monologues -- Workshop 7. Terror and Vulnerability -- Workshop 8. The Point of Absurdity -- Workshop 9. The Alienation Effect: Watch How People Use People -- Workshop 10. Dreams and Ceremony -- Workshop 11. Breaking Ground -- Workshop 12. Continuing on Your Own -- Workshop 13. Moving Toward Production
Summary An invaluable insight into how to write a play, by a practitioner. The book encourages playwrights into a physically active role when writing
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [137]-138)
Subject Playwriting.
LC no. 97028471
ISBN 1557833028 paperback